I’m not sure if I’ve met either of these two climbers, but they sure do look familiar. Our prayers go out to their families and friends during this challenging time. We also wish the best of luck for the search efforts to find Micah Dash, who is still missing.
Archive for June, 2009
RIP Jonny Copp and Wade Johnson, “The Sharp End” Segment
by June 8th, 2009Sultana Ski Team on the Summit of Mount Foraker
by June 8th, 2009Just got a SPOT message from Andrew McLean and company putting them at the summit of Mount Foraker. Picture yourself standing on top of the peak right now…clicking into your Dynafits…and about to make the second decent of the mountain. Jealously…doesn’t even begin to decide how I personally feel. You’re halfway there fellas…now get it! [...]
Sultana Ski Team One Step Closer
by June 7th, 2009Most likely, this is the view out of thier tent window. Photo courtesy of AlasdairTurner.com. As suspected, I just got another SPOT messenger update on the Sultana Ski Team’s position and it looks as though they are one step closer to their goal of skiing from the top of Mount Foraker. If successful, they will [...]
Sultana Ridge Ski Team Update
by June 7th, 2009The Sultana Ski Team’s location as of Saturday night, May 6th. After getting several SPOT messenger updates from Andrew McLean and the Sultana Ski Team over the past couple weeks, it’s nice to see that the they have finally been able to move up to their second camp near the summit of Mount Crossen. The [...]
FKNA! Xtreme Verbier
by June 5th, 2009Are Double Pole Plants Considered Poor Style?
by June 4th, 2009Okay, there’s side-stepping, side-slipping, rappelling, down-climbing, etc. For style geeks (Am I one?), all of these things take a little bit away from a rad descent where the skier makes smooth and fluid turns all the way down a line and through the crux. Sometimes these things can’t be avoided when you come upon a [...]
Name That Couloir #16
by June 3rd, 2009Here we have another “Name That Couloir” photo sent in from one of our TetonAT viewers. I’m thinking giving a photo credit might help give away the answer, so I’ll plug one in once the line is guessed. Leave your answer in the comments section and as always, if you think you have a good [...]
Northeast Ridge Variation, Mount Moran
by June 1st, 2009Skiing the Northeast Ridge of Mount Moran has been on my Teton hit-list ever since I started getting more serious about ski mountaineering in the late 90′s. Reed Finlay and I made our first attempt at it in 2006, shooting for the line Stephen Koch did on the first descent, which continued past the gendarme [...]
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